The missing link in President Obama’s Africa Leaders Summit. This past August’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit marked a turning point in U.S.-African relations. However, Witney Schneidman explains how the U.S. and the European Union may be on a collision course on trade with Africa.

What’s next for Ukraine? On Sunday, Ukrainians elected a new parliament. Steven Pifer examines Ukraine’s election results, writing that Kyiv needs to address urgent reforms to meet the high expectations of constituents and to send a useful signal to Russia.

Key issues in the Louisiana Senate race. Writing for the FixGov blog series on the 2014 midterm elections, Professor Michael Henderson of Louisiana State University answers questions about the Senate race between incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) and challenger Rep. Bill Cassidy (R).

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The greatest threat from the U.S. perspective is direct military conflict between Turkish and American forces...Erdogan seems determined to force the Americans to fulfill past promises that YPG forces would return east of the Euphrates. The challenge for the US is whether that promise can be kept while also maintaining order on the ground.